PGIMER Exam Pattern 2019: The medical graduates can check the exam pattern of PGIMER 2019 of July session before appearing for the entrance exam. PGIMER 2019 exam pattern will candidates to get familiarize with the structure of exam, difficulty level, number of questions, marking scheme, syllabus and other details. PGIMER, Chandigarh determines the PGIMER paper pattern 2019. The exam pattern will help the aspiring candidates in better preparations. The regulatory body conducts PGIMER twice a year for January and July sessions for admission to 143 Masters of Surgery (MS) and Doctor of Medicine (MD) courses offered in the institution.

As per the PGIMER exam pattern 2019, the exam will be held in pen and paper mode, containing 250 multiple choice questions. Only three hours will be allotted to complete PGIMER 2019 entrance test. The questions asked in the exam will be based on the MBBS curriculum. Candidates can check the article below to know all about PGIMER exam pattern 2019 including duration and mode of exam, scheme of marking, syllabus and more.

PGIMER Exam Pattern 2019

The detailed structure for candidates to understand the exam pattern of PGIMER 2019 for the July session has been provided below.

PGIMER Paper Pattern

Particulars

Details

Examination Mode

Pen and Paper Based (Offline)

Duration of Examination

3 hours (180 minutes)

Medium of Examination

English

Total Questions

250 (Each question with five alternative responses)

Question Type

Multiple Choice, Single/Multiple correct options

Scheme of Marking

Positive marking for every correct answer

Negative marking for every incorrect answer

No marks for unanswered questions

PGIMER 2019 syllabus

Based on the MBBS syllabus (Preclinical, Para-clinical and Clinical Subjects)

Preparation of Merit List

Rank of a candidate determined by the conversion of percentage scores into percentile scores.

Determination of Inter-se Merit

Candidate sare are given higher rank in the following manner;

Higher aggregate marks in MBBS

Older in age

PGIMER Exam Pattern 2019 – Syllabus

An estimated number of questions to be asked from each topic according to PGIMER 2019 exam pattern has been provided by PGIMER, Chandigarh. Candidates can check the subject-wise distribution of questions for PGIMER 2019 given below. The subject-wise distribution of questions is meant to help the candidates in their preparation for PGIMER 2019.

A candidate must be completely familiar with the basic PGIMER 2019 exam pattern so as to comprehend the PGIMER 2019 marking scheme. The basic exam pattern of PGIMER 2019 is provided below.

There will be a total of 250 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with five alternative responses for each question in the question paper of PGIMER 2019. Therefore, there will be a total of 1250 responses.

Each question will have single/multiple correct response(s) in a manner that each question will have at least one correct response and may or may not have more than one correct response.

For every correct answer, candidates are awarded positive marks and there is negative marks for each incorrect answer. No marks has been awarded for questions left unanswered according to PGIMER exam pattern 2019.

The percentage score of a candidate as per the PGIMER 2019 exam pattern was determined using the following formula

Percentage Score of a candidate= [x/a–y/b]*100

where:

x = correct answers marked by the candidate

y = incorrect answers marked by the candidate

a = correct options in total (out of 1250 response options)

b = incorrect options in total (out of 1250 response options)

Candidates can also refer to the example below to better understand the marking scheme according to PGIMER exam pattern 2019

Let's assume that the question paper of PGIMER has been formulated in such a manner that out of the total 1250 responses 700 responses are correct while the rest 550 are incorrect. Now, suppose a candidate marks 600 correct answers and 200 incorrect answers, then his/her individual percentage score as calculated from the formula above will be:

Percentage Score = [(600/700)-(200/550)]*100 = 49.35%

It is important to note that the figures represented in the above example are completely arbitrary and do not represent any real scores of candidates.

The percentage scores calculated as per the exam pattern of PGIMER 2019 is converted to percentile scores to determine a candidate’s rank and preparation of the merit list along with the determination of the cutoff score. PGIMER Chandigarh declares the result of the entrance examination typically within 24 hours of conducting the examination. The result of PGIMER 2019 has been announced in the form of a merit list and candidates securing the required minimum percentile scores (qualifying percentile). Candidates will be called for MD/MS counselling sessions as per the merit rank obtained in the exam.